Velocity Cross-section Across the
Kuroshio at 145°W
Hydrographic data (top) vs. 1/12° Pacific HYCOM (bottom) in the upper 1000 m
Section between 25°N and 50°N
Hydrographic data from Qu et al.
(2001, JPO)
6 year mean from HYCOM forced with
high-frequency ECMWF
winds and thermal forcing
No ocean data assimilation in
HYCOM
